The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-02-17
HOUSE BILL No. 16o.

HOUSE BILL No. 15e.
INTRODUCED BY MIR. ELY.
For an Act Creating and Defining the
Boundaries of the Counties
of Pierce and Church and for Other
Purposes.
Be It Enacted by the Legislative ASSEM-
bly, Of the TERRITORY Of Dakota;
Section /. That all that district Of
country included within the following
boundaries to.wit: Beginning at the
corner of Towner county,
thence north along the west line OF
said county Of Towner to the north.
east corner of township 1853, north of
range SO west, thence west along the
line between township 1853 and 159 to
the northwest corner of township 1853
north of range "A west, thence south
along the line between range "A and
IS, to the southwest corner Of town.
ship 1853 north, Of range "A west,
thence east along the line between
townships 15S and 1853 to the north.
east corner of township 1862 north, of
range "a west; thence south along the
line between ranges 70 and "a to the
southwest corner Of township 151
north Of range 73 west; thence east
along the line between townships 100
and 151, to thu. southeast corner Of
township Isl north of range 70 west;
thence north along the line between
ranges SO and 70 to the northeast cor
corner Of township 1856 north Of range
70 west; thence east along the north
line Of Benson county to the place of
beginning, be and the same is hereby
constituted the county Of Pierce.
Sec. Q. That the boundaries of the
county Of McHenry be and the: same
are hereby changed and modified so
that hereafter the said county of Me-
Henry shall be bounded as follows to-
wit: Beginning at the southeast cor.
ner of township 1853 north of: range
is west; thence north along the line
between ranges a. and rs to the
northeast corner Of township 1853
north, of range rs west; thence west
along the line between townships 1853
and 1853, to the northeast corner of
township 1853 north, Of range rs west;
thence north along the line between
ranges Is and rs, to the northeast
corner Of township 159 north, of range
:76 west; thence west along the line
between townships 159 and 100, to
the northwest corner of township 159
north, Of range, 80 vest; thence south
along the line between ranges 80 and
81, to the southwest corner Of town.
157 north, of range 80 west;
thence west along the line between
townships 1855 and 49,, to the north.
west corner Of township 1926 north, of
range'S1; thence south between ranges
81 and 80, to the southwest corner of
township 153 north of FRANCE 81; thence
east along the line between townships
152 and 153 to the place of beginning.
Sec. 8. That the following de-
scribed territory, to wit: Townships
100, ,1;61. 1852, 1853 and 1874 Of range
70 west and townships 100, ISL. 1862,
1853 and 1874 Of range 80! west; are; here.
by attached to and made a part of
Bottineaa county. i. j.
Sec. A. That all that district of
country included within the following
boundaries to-wit: Beginning at the
corner Of township 149,
north Of range "a west, thence north
along the line between ranges 70 and
"a to the northeast corner Of town
ship :152 north, Of range "a west,
the line between townships 1852
and 1853 to the north east corner Of
township 152, north, Of range 80 west,
thence south along the line between
ranges:80 and 81 TO the southwest cor
ner of township 149, north of range so
west, thence along the line between
townships 148'and'149 to- the place of
beginning, be and the; same is hereby
Constituted the county of Church.
Sec. IS. Tie boundaries ofthel coun.
les Of Benson, Bottineau, Rolette.
.envillesaud: Sheridan are, hereby
changed and modified to conform with
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